Interactions between the stimulated hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and leptin in humans

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 141-145

  Nye, E J ^a   Bornstein, S R ^b   Grice, J E ^a   Tauchnitz, R ^c   Hockings, G I ^a   Strakosch, C R ^a   Jackson, R V ^a   Torpy, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Adrenocorticotropin; Hydrocortisone; Hypoglycaemia; Leptin; Naloxone

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; LEPTIN; NALOXONE; VASOPRESSIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINE RELEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INSULIN; LEPTIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 0033964154     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.2000.00431.x     Document Type: Article

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